Episode 885: Betsy Odom
In this episode of Bad at Sports, we sit down with Chicago-based artist and sculptor Betsy Odom, whose work uniquely blends high craftsmanship with intentional moments when the craft fails. Odom’s sculptures often serve as playful critiques of mass cultural phenomena, gendered objects, and sporting culture, creating pieces that are both visually stunning and conceptually layered.
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (12/12-12/18)
1. Eileen Feng + Chaeheun Park: […] in a Fallen City December 13, 7-9PM Hardboiled: DM For Address 2. Sarah Belknap and Joseph Belknap: Strange Magic December 7, 7-11PM Heaven Gallery: 1550 N Milwaukee Ave, 3. Seeds Healing Stage IV December 13, 7-10PM...
Episode 880: Cesar Lopez and Sam Hann
In this episode our intrepid art adventure enthusist, Duncan MacKenzie, is joined by KC rockstar ED, Amy Kligman. Together they catch up with two of the next generation of Kansas City’s art world grinders charting the next phase of KC contemporary art. Sam Hann and Cesar E. Lopez Mejia.
Episode 879: Ruben Castillo
In this episode of the Bad at Sports Podcast, we sit down with Ruben Castillo, and explore his two person exhibition with Amy Cousins. Few broadcast from the heart of Kansas City thanks to the glory of the Charlotte Street Foundation.
Episode 878: Caleb Taylor @ Charlotte Street in KC
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In this episode of the Bad at Sports Podcast, we sit down with Caleb Taylor, a dynamic artist and influential figure in Kansas City’s vibrant art scene. Join us as we delve into Caleb’s creative journey, his work, Plug, curating, and his deep roots and connections with the local Kansas City art scene.
Episode 877: Colin Matthes
On this episode of Bad at Sports, Wisconsin artist Colin Matthes gets descriptive about his ongoing series of discursive drawings and sculptures. His unconscientious images come from a daily drawing routine made around the home with his wife and two children, portraying confabulated narratives from books and TV intertwined with imagined and lived moments.
Episode 875: Solana Chehtman and Jaeyong Park with Daniel Tucker
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In this episode of Bad at Sports, Daniel Tucker travels to Seoul, South Korea, to attend the Arts in Society conference 2024, where he sits down with two influential figures in the global arts community.
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (10/17-10/23)
1. C. C. Ann Chen: UNGROUND October 20, 2-5PM Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 238 W 23rd St, 4th fl Curated by Larry Lee 2. Riley Duncan: futures October 20, 4-6PM S-H Projects: 905 W Eastman St 3. André Marin + Matt Morris: Pink Days and Terroir...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (10/10-10/16)
1. Nelly Agassi: Insomnia October 11, 6-8PM International Museum of Surgical Science: 1524 N Lake Shore Dr 2. THUONG HOÀI TRÂ 'N: In the Spaces Remaining October 12, 5-8PM ARTRUSS: 4553 W Diversey Ave 3. Austin Pope: The (Mis)Education of Chicago October...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (10/3-10/9)
1. YANIRA CASTRO: I CAME HERE TO WEEP October 5, 3-8:30PM Honeycomb Network: 2657 W Division St 2. Sample Path October 4, 6-9PM Open Shed: 2003 W Fulton St, Studio 215 Work by Cathryn Amidei, Danielle Andress, Jovencio de la Paz, and Poppy DeltaDawn 3....
Sub-Rural # 42, Patricia Villalobos Echeverría
The American Nicaraguan Patricia Villalobos Echeverría resides in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She has a mature multi-disciplinary body of work based on matters of public media, gender perception, the elasticity of collective memory, migration, and the consequences of war....
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (9/26-10/2)
1. Tali Halpern: (star)E EYED September 28, 6-9PM Twelve Ten Gallery: 1210 W Thorndale Ave 2. Patricia L. Boyd: new carbon works September 27, 6-8PM Good Weather: 1524 S Western Ave, Ste. 119–121 3. Conspicuous Whorl September 28, 6-9PM LVL3: 1542 N....
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (9/19-9/25)
1. Hope Wang September 20, 5-8PM DeGroot Fine Art: 1801 W. Hubbard St, 2. Catherine Sullivan: Redress Workbook, Vandal Studio September 20, 5-8PM Regards: 2216 W Chicago Ave 3. Angelo Kozonis & Jesse Malmed September 22, 4-7PM The Lawn: Email or DM...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (9/12-9/18)
1. ebere agwuncha: chinelo house September 14, 6-9PM Roman Susan: 1224 W Loyola Ave 2. Allen Moore: The Black Glo-Liath: in blood we rust September 13, 6-9PM Cleaner Gallery + Projects: 1856 N Richmond St 3. Vanessa Viruet: Bebesota September 13, 6-8PM...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (9/5-9/11)
1. Maya Nguyen & I-Chien Chen: Multi Maintenance September 7, 3PM Roots & Culture: 1034 N Milwaukee Ave 2. Derek Spencer: Field of Flesh September 6, 7PM Leisure: Division & Western Avenues, Chicago Ensemble: Nigel Brown, Carmia Imani, Mackenzie...
Sub-Rural # 41, Willie Cole, “Perceptual Engineer”
Willie Cole’s sculpture, much of which consists of thousands of discarded, often obsolete objects, including his famed low-vamp womens’ pumps, expand the concept of Pop collage by a mile deploying the morphology of tribal art and design. His flat works, “scorches,”...